Akron to Tear Down Dilapidated, Vandalism-Prone Rubber Bowl

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The dilapidated, vandalism-prone remnants of what was the home field of the University of Akron Zips football team will be demolished. 

In Akron, Ohio, the 35,000-seat Rubber Bowl stadium, ravaged by vandals and splattered with graffiti, will soon be reduced to rubble after the Akron City Council on Monday agreed to tear down what’s left of the stadium. The council also agreed to raze the nearby Heisman Lodge, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.

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